Knowing Wychavon Communities

District Profile

The ‘Knowing Wychavon Communities’ report pulls together information and intelligence about the Wychavon district and its residents from a wide range of sources. The purpose of the document is to provide us and our partners with a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the district to support strategic priority setting, decision making and planning of services to meet customers’ needs.

The report is structured under seven sections covering place, people, economy, environment, health, community safety and resident perceptions. These contain a rich array of information drawn from sources including the Census, Office of National Statistics, Wychavon health profile, Worcestershire Economic Assessment, 2008 Place Survey and Worcestershire Viewpoint surveys.

We will update the information in ‘Knowing Wychavon Communities’ at least once a year.

If you have any feedback on the report or any other sources of relevant information please contact Zach Butcher at Wychavon District Council on 01386 565333 or e-mail zach.butcher@wychavon.gov.uk.

Wychavon Ward Profiles

Ward profiles have been reproduced using a variety of data sources including the ONS, CACI, West Mercia Police, Department of Work & Pensions, and the 2001 Census where no updated figures are available. The data is regularly updated and provides an overview of the areas population, housing, crime level, health, education and qualification attainment as well as the economy.

Wychavon Electoral Division Profiles

Electoral Division profiles were compiled in September and October 2009 using a variety of data sources including the ONS, CACI, West Mercia Police, Department of Work & Pensions, and the 2001 Census where no updated figures are available.

Census 2011

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) carries out a census to find out more about the people who live in England and Wales and about the make-up of local neighbourhoods.

The 2011 census took place on 27 March 2011. ONS sent out questionnaires for around 25 million households to complete, asking about work, health, national identity, citizenship, ethnic background, education, second homes, language, marital status and so on. Statistics based on the answers to the 2011 census will be used to build a picture of today’s society.

ONS have advised of a planned timetable as follows though this is subject to change:

1. First Release (JUL ’12)

Ages by single year, 5 year age bands, and age broken down by gender, there will also be some estimated data on households.

2. Second Release (phased between NOV ‘12 – FEB ‘13)

Over this period there will be several releases which will cover the current key statistics and will now be known as key statistics and quick statistics

These data sets include most of the data at district and ward level which can be broken down and analysed in more detail such as cars/vans country of birth ethnic group marital status etc.

3. Third Release (phased between MAR ‘13 – JUN ’13)

These will be called Local Characteristics.

Similar statistics as second release but at a lower threshold – Output Areas

4. Fourth Release (phase between JUL ’13 – OCT ’13)

These will be called Detailed Characteristics.

Similar statistics as second release but at an upper threshold – MSOA (Middle Super Output Areas and Wards)

In the mean-time the following sites are and will remain the best places for the following types of data.

nomis – official labour market statistics – employment rate, key out of work benefits, earnings by residence etc.
NeSS – Neighbourhood statistics (you can choose geographic areas to then query the datasets at that level)
ONS – main site, includes datasets for Wales, Scotland etc and covers more than just Census data.